• Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: May 16, 2025
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Mojo
    Jul 15, 2025
    80
    Expand their ragged country-rock sound, the strings, horns and choral backing vocals investing in Wriggins' frayed ruminations and road-weary baritone with a necessary blue-collar grandeur. [Sep 2025, p.80]
  2. Uncut
    Jul 15, 2025
    80
    Dan Wriggins brings some of Lambchop's pained soul-baring to his vocals, and the band give him plenty of space while keeping songs interesting and dynamic. [Aug 2025, p.31]
  3. May 29, 2025
    80
    A deceptively artful examination of, and expression of, depression.
  4. May 29, 2025
    77
    There’s confidence in the imperfections across Caveman Wakes Up.
  5. May 29, 2025
    70
    Caveman Wakes Up is a record on the precipice of a breakthrough, but the inconsistent, patchworked tone and thematic material show the band still has some refining to do.
  6. May 29, 2025
    65
    In part, Caveman Wakes Up comes down to how you like your cup of reality served. Black and bitter or with a dash of restraint.

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